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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Anatomy of the chest wall and axilla Topographic anatomic depiction of levels I, II, and III of the axillary contents with relation to the neurovascular bundle, pectoralis minor, latissimus dorsi, posterior axillary space, and chest wall. Level I comprises three principal axillary nodal groups: the external mammary group, the subscapular group, and the axillary vein (lateral) group. Level II, the central nodal group, is centrally placed immediately beneath the pectoralis minor muscle. The subclavicular (apical) group is designated level III nodes and is superomedial to the pectoralis minor muscle. Reproduced with permission from: Bland KI. Modified radical mastectomy and total (simple) mastectomy. In: Master Techniques in General Surgery: Breast Surgery, Bland KI, Klimberg SV (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2011. Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. file://www.lww.com